Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah have said they are waiting for further information from their franchise, the Delhi Daredevils, and the England and Wales Cricket Board over whether it was safe to play in Ahmedabad after the city was included on a revised schedule put forward by the Indian Premier League.

The draft schedule submitted to the government for approval showed three matches in April at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. The ECB's security assessment in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks last November deemed Ahmedabad unsafe and the Test scheduled there was shifted to Chennai instead. If the IPL's proposed itinerary is accepted by the home ministry and the states involved then Andrew Flintoff, who has agreed to play for the Chennai Super Kings, along with Collingwood and Shah will have to play "home" games in Ahmedabad.

Flintoff has declined to add to what his team-mates said. There was also no comment from Kevin Pietersen or Ravi Bopara, who may also have to play in the city for Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kings XI Punjab respectively.

"Lines of communication are open and we have been seeking to make a contribution on all aspects of security," said Sean Morris, chief executive of the Professional Cricketers Association. "It is true England had no wish to play in Ahmedabad after the Mumbai bombings but security issues are forever developing and it is our task to keep abreast of all new information and consider our assessment of it.''

The itinerary has been drawn up in such a way as to avoid clashing with the Indian elections but is so convoluted that Pietersen will return home in early May without having played a game in Bangalore as the Challengers host their first home game on 4 May. The two semi-finals will be held in Chennai with the final taking place at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.

The players will note that Ahmedabad hosts three matches between 11 and 17 April and another four between 6 and 13 May, by which time the English contingent will have returned home.